Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0142417
APPLE SPRINGS ISD WETLANDS WWTF, Apple Springs, TX: NPDES TX0142417 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
APPLE SPRINGS ISD WETLANDS WWTF, held by APPLE SPRINGS ISD, holds NPDES permit TX0142417, which discharges to Neches River Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2023 and expiring February 20, 2028. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | APPLE SPRINGS ISD WETLANDS WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | APPLE SPRINGS ISD |
| NPDES ID | TX0142417 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 20, 2023 |
| Expiration date | February 20, 2028 |
| Address | Apple Springs, TX 75926 |
| Receiving water | Neches River Tidal |
| Subwatershed | Hackberry Creek (HUC 120200020303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 2With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 8 | December 31, 2024 | 5,384% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 9 | 1 | February 29, 2024 | 30% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.